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Virginia Governor Faces New Hurdle in Bid to Remove Lee Statue

Virginia Governor Faces New Hurdle in Bid to Remove Lee Statue
The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that stands in the middle of a traffic circle on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., on June 27, 2017. Steve Helber, File/AP Photo
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8/4/2020|Updated: 8/4/2020

RICHMOND, Va.—A judge dismissed a legal challenge Monday that had been blocking Virginia officials from removing a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the state’s capital city, but he immediately imposed another injunction against dismantling the figure.

The new 90-day injunction (pdf) bars Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration from “removing, altering, or dismantling, in any way” the larger-than-life statue of Lee on a prominent Richmond avenue while claims in a lawsuit filed by local property owners are litigated.
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